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Alachua County and Gainesville political news and updates

The North Central Florida Central Labor Council has endorsed Lauren Poe in his runoff race for the Gainesville City Commission At-large 1 seat, while the north central chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association has backed the other candidate, Nathan Skop. In the Poe campaign’s news release touting the NCFCLC endorsement, the chairman, Gunnar Paulson, said: “We endorsed Lauren for City Commissioner. We know he will do a great job for labor and for the working families of Gainesville. He… Read More »

The North Central Florida Central Labor Council, the group that represents a number of Florida AFL-CIO unions in the Gainesville area, has endorsed Thomas Hawkins, James Ingle and Susan Bottcher in Tuesday’s City Commission elections.… Read More »

Morgan Watkins, a University of Florida grad, joined the Sun in August 2012 as its county government reporter. She keeps you updated on what’s happening inside county meetings and outside in local neighborhoods. If you think something might make a good story, let her know at morgan.watkins@gvillesun.com.